Posted on 12/11/2011 11:58:50 AM PST by narses
I have, like many people, a lot of music in my iTunes and MP3 / CD collection. What are good choices for getting the music in multiple rooms with wireless speakers from either one computer or maybe a home server?
I am looking for all ideas, hardware, software, speakers, websites, articles - bring it on!
(I am on a limited budget, so value based ideas are a real plus!)
First I have heard of it. I am thinking my 8 track collection may be dated. Sigh. Getting old is a bear.
Thank you!
If you're playing CDs and Records, wire the house with a GOOD, at least 10 gauge twisted strand speaker wire and buy high-end speakers like Polk Audio or similar.
You WILL hear the difference.
MP3, you'll never know...
talk to a general contractor in your area - he is likely to be able to turn you on to a media guy in your area who will know exactly what you need.
This is actually one of my secondary projects in my programming hopper right now - I want something that I can use as an alarm clock that will pipe music to a bedroom at an appointed time, and handle music throughout the house... not to mention piping movies/inet content to whichever tv I care to use, among other things... So I am writing my own. BUT, being a secondary and complicated project, I don’t expect it to be ready anytime soon.
Check X10 website for re-transmitters. If you have good wifi, use Apple Airport, or TV or other product. They will let you transmit to another amp/speaker set, or another TV
Well developed open source streaming software for wired or wireless lan. Very high quality audio. Have used for years. See: http://forums.slimdevices.com/ Also click on 'Products' at the top of the page.
A good place to get an overview is their Wiki at http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Main_Page
Players are now sold by Logitech who bought Slimdevices and can also be found on EBay.
You really should check out CD players with vacuum tube LOGIC. Now if they could just get it a little smaller than the size of a large house...
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